Plaintiff:	United States Institute of Peace, John J. Sullivan, Ambassador, in his official capacity as Chair of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Judy Ansley, in her official capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Joseph L. Falk, in his official capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Kerry Kennedy, in her official capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Mary Swig, in her official capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Nancy Zirkin, in her official capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace and George E. Moose, Ambassador; in his official capacities as Acting President of the United States Institute of Peace and as an ex officio member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace
Defendant:	Kenneth Jackson, in his official capacity as Assistant to the Administrator for Management and Resources for USAID and in his purported capacity as acting president of the United States Institute of Peace, U.S. DOGE Service, U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, Amy Gleason, in her official capacity as the Acting Administrator of U.S. DOGE Service and U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, James M. Burnham, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, Jacob Altik, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, Nate Cavanaugh, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, Marco Rubio, in his official capacity as the U.S. Secretary of State and in his official capacity as an ex officio member of the USIP Board of Directors, Peter B. Hegseth, in his official capacity as the U.S. Secretary of Defense and in his official capacity as an ex officio member of the USIP Board of Directors, Peter A. Garvin, Vice Admiral, in his official capacity as President of the National Defense University and in his official capacity as an ex officio member of the USIP Board of Directors, Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America and Trent Morse, in his official capacity as Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel in the White House Presidential Personnel Office, the White House Office, and the Executive Office of the President of the United States
Amicus Curiae:	Bernadette M. Allen, Hon., Bernard W. Aronson, Hon., J. Brian Atwood, Hon., Daniel B. Baer, Hon., Joyce A. Barr, Peter W. Bodde, Hon., Barbara Bodine, Hon., Robert A. Bradtke, Hon., Aurelia E. Brazeal, Hon., Kenneth C. Brill, Hon., William J. Burns, Hon., Johnnie Carson, Hon., Wendy Chamberlin, Hon., Chester A. Crocker, Hon., Ryan C. Crocker, Hon., Lisa Curtis, Hon., Jeffrey Davidow, Hon., Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Hon., Eric Edelman, Hon., Karl Eikenberry, Lt. Gen., Nancy H. Ely-Raphel, Hon., Kenneth Fairfax, Hon., John D. Feeley, Hon., Jeffrey Feltman, Hon., Jonathan Finer, Hon., Nina M. Fite, Hon., Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick, Hon., Robert Ford, Hon., Laurie S. Fulton, Hon., Robert L. Galluci, Hon., Michelle Gavin, Hon., Daniel R. Glickman, Hon., Edward W. Gnehm, Hon., Rose E. Gottemoeller, Hon., Gordon Gray, Hon., Michael E. Guest, Hon., John A. Heffern, Hon., Ben Hodges, Lt. Gen., Arthur H. Hughes, Hon., Paul Hughes, Col., Cameron Hume, Hon., Robert Hutchings, Hon., Susan E. Jacobs, Hon., Makila James, Hon., Deborah K. Jones, Hon., A. Elizabeth Jones, Hon., John M. Jones, Hon., Richard D. Kauzlarich, Hon., Laura Kennedy, Hon., Patrick F. Kennedy, Hon., Thomas C. Krajeski, Daniel C. Kurtzer, Hon., Ellen Laipson, Hon., Barbara Leaf, Hon., Richard LeBaron, Hon., Michael Lekson, Hon., Mark W. Libby, Hon., Hugo Llorens, Hon., Douglas Lute, Lt. Gen., Steven R. Mann, Hon., Dennise Mathieu, Hon., Nancy McEldowney, Hon., Elizabeth Davenport McKune, Hon., James D. Melville, Jr., Hon., Richard M. Miles, Hon., Thomas J. Miller, Hon., Derek Mitchell, Hon., Allan P. Mustard, Hon., Wanda L. Nesbitt, Hon., Ronald E. Neumann, Hon., Huan Nguyen, Rear Admiral, Ted Osius, Hon., Maurice S. Parker, Hon., Geeta Pasi, Hon., Anne Patterson, Hon., Thomas S. P. Perriello, Hon., June Carter Perry, Hon., Robert C. Perry, Hon., William J. Perry, Hon., James D. Petit, Hon., Thomas R. Pickering, Hon., Steven K. Pifer, Hon., Jo Elle Powell, Hon., Robin L. Raphel, Hon., Charles Ray, Hon., Daniel N. Rosenblum, Hon., Gary Roughead, Adm., William A. Rugh, Teresita C. Schaffer, Hon., Mattie R. Sharpless, Hon., David B. Shear, David H. Shinn, Hon., Anne-Marie Slaughter, Hon., Amanda Sloat, Hon., Sylvia G. Stanfield, Hon., Mark C. Storella, Hon., Jake Sullivan, Hon., William B. Taylor, Jr., Hon., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Hon., Eric Vanek, Col., Toni Verstandig, Hon., Melanne Verveer, Hon., Jacob Walles, Hon., George F. Ward, Hon., Mark Ward, Hon., Kevin Whitaker, Hon., Molly Williamson, Hon., Ross L. Wilson, Hon., Anne A. Witkowsky, Hon., Kenneth Yalowitz, Hon., Marie Yovanovitch, Hon., Uzra Zeya, Hon., Anthony C. Zinni, Gen., Gabe Amo, Steve Bartlett, Tom Coleman, Marvin Henry Edwards, Lois Frankel, Jonathan Jackson, Sara Jacobs, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, William R. Keating, Gregory W. Meeks, Jeffrey A. Merkley, Brian Schatz, Bradley S. Schneider, Claudine Schneider, Jeanne Shaheen, Christopher Shays and Dina Titus
Case Number:	25-5185
Filed:	May 22, 2025
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Statutory Actions

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